84_84003 Xu Ruliang turned over and sat up.

Through the dim light, I want to see my brother's expression clearly.

But I only saw a quiet and calm face.

It is a kind of calmness after knowing what you want, what you should do, and having a clear goal.

Brother has already made up his mind.

Ask her, just to get the support of those closest to you.

Even if she doesn't support it, my brother will still do it.

In her previous life, she didn't understand this truth.

Did my brother in the previous life regret because she was ignorant?

The corners of Xu Ruliang's eyes were astringent, a little sour. sniffed, and then asked, "Why does my brother suddenly want to be from Rong?" ”

Xu Rujing pursed the corners of her mouth tightly.

I remembered the scene when I entered the city.

When they arrived outside Qingyang City, they had already passed the gate of the city.

The lieutenant general of the city guard interrogated.

He showed his identity as the prince of Pingyang.

However, the defenders did not buy it, and mocked him rudely.

In the end, Jiang Jingkui came forward to settle down.

Jiang Jingkui snorted: "Blind melon baby, look at who you are?" ”

is such a rude sentence, which is more useful than his identity as the prince of Pingyang!

At that time, he remembered the situation when he passed by Qingyang in the early years.

At that time, Qingyang City was still under the jurisdiction of King Qingyang. Every year, they pass by here, all of them are unimpeded, and there are good food and lodging entertainment. Cars and horses pass, pedestrians retreat - as much scenery as possible!

However, three years ago, King Qingyang died of illness.

After the king of Pingyang, no one among the scholars could win the military power and take over the 200,000 soldiers.

Qingyang began to fall into the hands of the Han people.

And to this day, it has developed to the point where he wants to enter the city late at night when the prince of Pingyang wants to rely on a reckless man of the Han clan to brush his face!

If you hadn't experienced it today. He categorically won't wake up, and he won't admit that what the third prince said is right, if he hasn't encountered anything, he won't know that the scholar clan has really been comfortable for too long!

When the children of the scholar clan sang songs night after night, the Han clan was quietly encroaching on the general trend of the world......

As the eldest son of the Xu family, who is the head of the clan of the clan, how can he be indifferent in the face of such a situation?

But. Those hidden worries about the rise of the Han clan and the decline of the Shi clan. Those who are eager to make a difference...... It's all a man's business, so why bother with a weak woman?

Ah Liang only needs to be responsible, innocent and carefree.

Xu Rujing turned over and helped her sister lie down. patted her gently, "It's okay, brother just said it casually." ”

Xu Ruliang didn't ask anymore, only locked his bright gaze on his brother's face. Not for a moment.

Confused by the truth of her life, how can she just let it go so lightly?

Xu Rujing sighed. Tightly took her into his arms and buried her face in her chest, "Xiao Aliang, promise brother." Never grow up. ”

The sad tone, déjà vu.

Xu Ruliang couldn't help but think of Mu Lianxuan.

How many nights in her previous life, Mu Lianxuan also held her like this. So sad and confused, tell her not to grow up......

"Why?"

She wondered. In their eyes, what's so terrible about growing up?

After all, she has really grown up, and she knows that growing up is just like that, and there is nothing to be afraid of at all.

Xu Rujing tugged at the corners of her mouth, but didn't answer her after all, just hummed a nursery rhyme to lull her to sleep.

Xu Ruliang was completely sleepy.

Quietly listening to the familiar melody when she was a child, thinking back to her childhood, every time, no matter what decision she makes, her brother supports her unconditionally and never asks for reasons.

What's more, in this life, my brother decided to join the army earlier than in his previous life, will the reason be the same?

Her questioning is probably meaningless.

Xu Ruliang was relieved, "Brother, no matter what decision you make, Ah Liang will support you." ”

"Hmm." Xu Rujing looked worriedly, curled the corners of her mouth, and rubbed her sister's head dotingly, "Go to sleep, I have to go tomorrow." ”

Xu Ruliang obediently responded "good", closed his eyes, and thought about his thoughts.

It has been more than 20 days since my grandfather received her letter.

These days, apart from sending someone to Xingqing to pick them up, I don't know how another thing is going? Can my grandfather find someone who can understand her drawings and make a copy of the soft hedgehog armor before my brother returns to Beijing?

At the current rate, they will arrive in Shaoyang around April 25.

And in order to ensure that my brother can rush back to the capital before the news of the war reaches the capital, and take a little rest and recuperate, he has to set off from Shaoyang half a month early, to say the least.

In other words, my brother can only stay in Shaoyang for five or six days.

And she only had five or six days.

What should my grandfather do if she couldn't make a soft hedgehog armor before that?

Do you want to stop my brother from joining the army?

Will brother resent her?

For my brother, which one is most important, merit, life or her?

Maybe it's merit. In her previous life, she begged her brother so hoarsely not to join the army, the battlefield was very dangerous, didn't my brother still set off for his merits?

And this time, I didn't come back......

The dark coffin suddenly appeared in front of him, and he and his brother pierced their hearts with an arrow, and they died without looking at them.

Xu Ruliang broke out in a cold sweat and opened his eyes openly.

Wiping his sweat, his heart was heavy.

Maybe before he died, my brother also felt that his life was the most important, right?

Brother regretted it?

The answer is unknown......

Xu Ruliang tossed and turned all night.

Early the next morning, I had a pair of black circles under my eyes.

Jiang Jingkui was a little apologetic when he saw it: "You can't get used to sleeping, right?" ”

Xu Ruliang hurriedly said: "No, I slept well." It's just that I bothered the eldest mother's family, and I felt embarrassed. So he went to the well, and wanted to fetch water for himself.

Jiang Jingkui admired it more and more, and took the initiative to help.

"You wash first, and then go to eat in the street."

"Okay." Xu Ruliang didn't ask much why he didn't have breakfast here and set off directly, but just took out a piece of snowflake silver and a golden hairpin from his purse and handed it to Jiang Jingkui, "Uncle Jiang handed it over to the eldest lady for me." ”

"What do you mean?" Jiang Jingkui was annoyed.

Xu Rujing just came out of the house, and when he saw this, he said that he was bullying Xu Ruliang again, and rushed up to protect Xu Ruliang with an arrow.

Jiang Jingkui was stunned, and then changed his mocking face again: "I am afraid of death at night, and I am a tough guy during the day." What's up? Heroes save beauty? ”

Xu Rujing clenched his fists in anger.

"Uncle Jiang misunderstood." Xu Ruliang hurriedly said: "It's a shame, but in fact, I'm afraid of the dark, and I don't dare to sleep in the dark at night, but I spend lamp oil." My brother knows I'm afraid of the dark, but it's just a nuisance to people when I'm out of the house......"

We really shouldn't waste other people's lamp oil.

She didn't say it explicitly. It is also to take care of the face of the Han sergeant.

The old woman's family was not wealthy. Jiang Jingkui knew that Xu Rujing's eyes changed a little, and he muttered: "I can see that your kid has a little temper." ”

Xu Rujing snorted disdainfully. Before I could say it, Xu Ruliang handed me a towel and pushed it to wash.

Xu Ruliang smiled at Jiang Jingkui: "Uncle Jiang, don't mind, my brother is just worried about me getting into trouble, and he doesn't mean anything else." Actually, he admires you. Tell me last night. It would be nice if he could be like his uncles, riding horses majestic. ”

Jiang Jingkui laughed.

Xu Ruliang took the opportunity to hand over the silver and hairpins again.

Jiang Jing Kui stopped laughing: "What do you mean?" It will cost you a lot of money to stay overnight. Think we're poor people robbing money? ”

"It's not." Xu Ruliang was always amused by his Kawaguchi, "This is actually what my brother meant." ”

"What do you mean?" Jiang Jingkui was a little surprised.

Xu Ruliang smiled and said, "The eldest lady's family is a military household, right?" ”

"How do you know?"

They didn't mention the identity of the old woman last night.

Xu Ruliang pointed to the courtyard door, she also found out in the morning," my brother said. Where our military dependents of Jokhang live, there will be a mountain fire mark. When you see the mountain fire mark, it means that someone in this family is in the army. Guarding the people to live and work in peace and contentment is an honorable household. The county magistrate also has to say hello when he comes. ”

It is true that this is only the treatment that the families of the Han soldiers have.

Xu Rujing didn't know at all.

Xu Ruliang knew, but he could only push it to him.

But Jiang Jingkui asked Jiang Jingkui to look at Xu Rujing by three points, and dared to love this little boy looking at Wenqi, and he also had some insight in the end.

"The eldest mother's son joined the army to protect his family and defend the country, how can we see that his family can't open the pot?" Xu Ruliang took the opportunity to hand over the silver and hairpin again and again: "It's just that I don't know, I know, I can't do not know." After a pause, he was a little ashamed: "It's just that we are also soft-spoken, our ability is limited, and we can't help more, so we can only solve our worries for a while......"

"Okay, I'll go for you."

Jiang Jingkui finally took the silver ingot and the gold hairpin to find the old woman.

Xu Ruliang waited for him to leave, and turned his eyes to look at the mountain fire mark on the courtyard gate, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

This sign is a trick made by some Han generals.

In fact, the purpose of this scheme and excessively elevating the reputation and treatment of military dependents is to encourage young and middle-aged people to enlist in the army and expand their military power.

These recklessness, simply thinking that as long as there are people, it is enough, and the more people become soldiers, the greater their power. As everyone knows, in the long run, it will affect agriculture and shake the country's foundation.

However, these questions are not at all considered by those who are obsessed with power and short-sighted.

They probably wished that the country's capital would be shaken, so that they could take advantage of the fire to loot - the local generals had expanded their ranks uncontrollably, and the number of soldiers far exceeded the needs of war readiness, and they were already ill-intentioned!

The Liaodong Rebellion that broke out in the sixth year of Qing'an in the previous life is ironclad evidence.

And, because of the changes and painful memories brought to her by that riot, Xu Ruliang still feels indignant when he thinks about it.

In her previous life, as a queen, she was responsible for the common people in the world, so she must get rid of these scourges. In this life, although she will no longer be a queen and no longer need to be responsible for the common people in the world, she will seek justice for herself.

Xu Rujing walked over after washing her face and looked at her line of sight, only to find that the courtyard gate was so dilapidated that it was difficult to see.

They spent the night in such a shabby place last night!

He couldn't help muttering, "It's better than the ruined temple outside the city." ”

Xu Ruliang's expression was gloomy: "If the eldest lady's son is at home, farming, and guarding the family, her family will definitely not be like this." ”

They were all filled with the lure of false reputations, military salaries, and the temptation of many years to be converted to military status.

In fact, the imperial court has clear regulations on the number of garrisons in each guard station. For the extra soldiers, the imperial court will not allocate military salaries, nor will it recognize military status, let alone be exempted from taxes.

Their military salaries could only be collected additionally from the local people by the generals.

The local people were miserable, but because they didn't know the truth, they directly settled the accounts on the court.

And the soldiers are even worse, often not getting their salaries on time, and their families lack labor, no one to farm, and they can't pay taxes...... Year after year, this day can only get poorer and poorer.

But there was no way back. Once enlisted, they cannot leave after a certain number of years, otherwise they will be regarded as deserters and will be summarily executed.

Due to the inaction of the magistrates and the collusion between the officers and soldiers, all these shady scenes are still little known to outsiders.

Xu Ruliang felt that he should be able to do something. (To be continued)

ps: Tomorrow is Mother's Day, I wish all mom readers a happy holiday (if there is o(n_n)o)